WORLD CUP BOGOTA' 2024: HOFMAN AND MORALES ON THE PODIUM
02/26/2024
Quyet Chien Tran (Viet Nam) won his third world cup in Bogotà. Sameh Sidhom (Egypt) is the runner up. Glenn Hofman (Netherlands) and Robinson Morales (Spain) took home the bronze medals. Dick Jaspers is the highest average (2,352) and best match (40 in 10). Tolgahan Kiraz (Turkiye) scored the best run: 17. All info on UMB Website. Photo: Five&Six ******* This one starting today is a very special World Cup: the first of 2024 is the number 200 in the... »
LONGONI NEXTGEN: AMIR IBRAIMOV WINS THE SECOND 23/24 GP 3-CUSHION U21
02/15/2024
DAY 3: Quarters final: Burak Hashas had to fight an hard match with Santos Gonçalo before getting the pass to semifinals. He won for a very small gap after beeing behind for the biggest part of the match. (35-32 in 36) Denizcan Akkoca had a clear victory on Marcos Morales. (35-11 in 21/20) Joris Van't Zelfden played an excellent match eliminating Daniel Sainz-Pardo. (35-23 in 24). Amir Ibraimov won a tense match against Toni Garcia (30-35 in... »
CEB SPORT NEWS
02/07/2024
SPORT NEWS 7. February 2024 1. PREDATOR PARTNERSHIP FOR CEB WOMEN GP RENEWED CEB is happy to announce that the sponsorship with Predator, for CEB Women 3-Cushion Grand Prix, is extended for 2 seasons. The promotion of women’s billiards is a priority action for CEB, based on attractive competitions and training camps. That’s why this partnership with Predator is very important. For this season, the first Predator Grand Prix will be organized in Gandia (Spain), 10 to... »
CEB SPORT NEWS
01/26/2024
CEB SPORT NEWS Jan. 25th, 2024 1. EUROYOUTH 2024 LONGONI NEXTGEN The CEB will grant a financial support to the National Federations for the participating players in the Longoni NextGen Euroyouth 2024 in Murcia (Spain). According to the decision of the board of the CEB this support is staggered as follows: 1 participant 150 € 2 participants 250 € 3 participants 300 € 4 and more participants 350 € 2. ACTIVE REGISTRATIONS DEADLINE... »
5 PINS NATIONAL TEAMS: ITALY TAKES GOLD AND SILVER
01/13/2024
DAY 9: The time of the Grand Finale of this mega event arrived. Today the last medals were awarded in the European Championship 5 Pins National Teams. The two Italian teams met in the final. Italy 1 was the favorite one with a first class line up of champions: Andrea Quarta, Michelangelo Aniello, Achille Mignolo, Santi Caratozzolo and Camilo Gomez. Italy 2 line up, not to be underestimated, was led by Paolo Marcolin with the young Emanuel Cucchiara, Alessandro Mascia and Fabio Mura. The Expo... »
COUNT DOWN TO CALANGIANUS
01/03/2024
For the first time an all-in-one regrouped championship is dedicated to the growing discipline of 5-pins together with the brand new European Championship Biathlon for National teams. The European Championship 5-Pins and Biathlon all-in-one will start in 10 days. Thanks to the strong commitment of FISBB (Italian Federation of Billiard and Bowling), local authorities and CEB, this big event will take place in Calangianus, Sardinia, in the beautiful location that already hosted the International... »
CEB-LONGONI NEXTGEN: 3C YOUTH TRAINING CAMP IN TILBURG (NL)
12/30/2023
This week, 27-29 Dec, CEB organised a 3-cushion training camp for youth in Tilburg, the Netherlands, together with the Dutch federation. CEB’s partnership with Longoni Cues to develop the youth billiard made it possible to offer the players the camp for free (housing, meals, training and other activities). 6 players were selected by their federations, based on the latest EC U21 3-cushion ranking: Gonçalo Santos (POR), Toon Bollansee (BEL), Luca Philipoom (NED), Joris Van... »
SECOND GP LONGONI 3C U21 IN DESIO (ITALY)
12/28/2023
The new season of the Longoni NextGen project for young (U21) 3-cushion athletes is now approaching the second ranking event. After the first GP in Ostrava (CZ) in November, it's now the time of the second GP in Desio (Italy), in the Desio Billiard Club venue, organized by FISBB (Italian Billiard and Bowling Federation). The third and last event will be the European Championship 3C U21 included in the Euroyouth 2024 (Los Alcazares, Spain, March 29th to April 1st, 2024). Three wild cards... »
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM CEB
12/20/2023
On behalf of CEB Board, I wish you all, federations, players, referees, partners and friends a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year. May 2024 brings you happiness and be full of amazing and exciting moments in our sport! Diane Wild - CEB President »
DICK JASPERS WINS IN THE RED SEA
12/04/2023
Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) wins again in Sharm El Sheikh and is the overall winner of the World Cup circuit of 2023. Runner up is Kim Jun Tae (South Korea). Bronze for the first time in their life: Glenn Hofman (Netherlands) and Tolgahan Kiraz (Turkiye). ******* The last World Cup of 2023 is currently on the scene in the Park Regency Resort in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt). CEB seeded players in the last 32 are: M. Zanetti (IT), T. Blomdahl (SE), D. Jaspers (NL), E.... »